The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it will formally receive a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and leading governorship aspirant, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, into the party today.
A statement issued yesterday by APC State Chairman, Dr Amadu Attai said Umana’s defection to APC would be followed by a mass movement of other political leaders and their supporters.
It said a cross-over rally to welcome Umana into the APC and formalise his membership of the party would hold tomorrow at Asan Ibibio in Uyo, the state capital.
Continuing, “The national leadership of the party, all APC governors, Speaker of the House of Representatives and all APC presidential aspirants are expected to attend the rally, which is being organised by Akwa Ibom State chapter of the party.
“Umana, who started the campaign to actualise his aspiration to lead the state as governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he is dumping the party following his illegal and unconstitutional exclusion from the party’s governorship primary in the state on the ground that he is from Uyo Senatorial District, a clear breach of the Constitution of the Federal Republic, which forbids discrimination against a Nigerian citizen on the basis of his place of birth.
“We are glad to welcome Mr. Umana Okon Umana and his teeming supporters into the APC family in Akwa Ibom State,” it added.
The state chapter of the APC is expected to address a world press conference to give details on the new political development.
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